Comments for the name Prince

This is the name that my Mother has given to her precious and adored Mini-Van. When ever "he" does something good (e.g- turns smoothly, brakes softly, etc.), my Mum emits encouraging, fond comments in his favor, always reminding us of "what a good car Prince is".

I myself, now that the only exposure I have to this name is my Mum's car, would never use it for a child, but perhaps would for a cat or dog. I don't think that it'd be a very good name for a real kid, as it's a title, not really a name, in my opinion.

Naming your children "Prince" and "Princess" is just setting them up for teasing. Frankly, titles as names just sound silly to me (and that includes "Rex", which sounds too much like a dog's name). Use them as nicknames and give them a more practical name instead.

I like it, probably because of a project to benefit kids who are starving in Zimbabwe. Each homeroom had a cup where kids could put in money. On the cups there were a picture of the kid and his/her name. In one room, the kid's name was Prince. Therefore, I like this name, though I probably wouldn't name my kid this, I still think it's a nice name. :-)

It's a title, for crying out loud. The singer may have been able to pull it off, but I have my doubts about how well it's going to suit regular boys. The name itself seems to suggest it's a title for young men, and it's thus probably going to sound quite child-like on men past the age of 30. It's just too weird.

I'd say, it's good for a child's name yet I think it would be fabulous for a loyal dog, say, a brown lab that follows you when you call him, that comforts you when you feel upset. I think Prince is a good name for a dog (most likely a brown lab).

The main villain in Samuel R. Delany's "Nova" is Prince Red, along with his sister Ruby. Prince is his first name, not a title, but the Reds own an enormous space travel company known as "Red-shift ltd".

I was recently running a petition for women in the Congo. One guy signed it, and his friends said "Your name is really Prince?" He responded, "You think I just call myself that?" Yearbook comes out a few days later and what do you know, he wasn't kidding.

The moral of the story? Don't name your son Prince. It's embarrassing, and no one will take him seriously.

-- Anonymous User 6/4/2009

I think the name Prince is so cool! Cool is written all over it! If I was a boy I might want to be called this!

-- Anonymous User 1/24/2010

I am really pleased that it is illegal to use this name where I live. It's ridiculous.

Just because Michael Jackson named both of his sons Prince, and there's a musician called Prince, it doesn't mean this name is usable. This would be a terrible name to give to a son.

-- Anonymous User 7/30/2010

Seriously, no one is ever going to hire a grown man named Prince. Anyone who saddles their poor son with this name clearly has zero aspirations for their future. Be kind to your children and give them actual names instead of titles. Names like these do not make anyone look upper class, in fact, they do the exact opposite.

-- Anonymous User 9/1/2010

I wouldn't even give my dog this name, much less my son. Why would you give this kind of name to your child? He is almost guaranteed to get picked on for it. Steer clear!

-- Anonymous User 2/20/2011

If you actually look at the name and clear your mind of royal associations (some of which are not good) the name itself looks kind of strange. Works best as a nickname, I think. Besides, what if he marries a royal princess? He'll be Prince Prince.(Actually, that'd be quite a cool name for royalty. I take it back. Just give that some thought. The odds of Prince marrying a princess are not impossible.)

Prince is a common name between African-Americans since the slavery time. In fact it was more common a hundred years ago than its now.

My 60-something year old neighbor is named Prince.

-- Anonymous User 3/6/2013

Prince as a given name has been around for as long as the U.S. government began tracking naming trends. Not only does this name date back to at least the late 19th century, but it was also surprisingly popular on a relative basis.

Not only that, but the height of Prince’s usage as a name was at the turn of the 20th century over 100 years ago.

I think this is a really cool name, but I wouldn't name my son this because of the teasing, it doesn't sound odd and the meaning is great, people name their children things like Hunter and Grace, I don't see what's so wrong with Prince, but I understand that right now it would be awkward to ask for a job being Prince.

What I don't like is that it would seem like I'm calling myself king and that I'm even going to the length of calling my kid Prince.

I don't know, maybe it's not too daring for a middle name. I hate names with "unique" spellings but I'm not really turned off by actual words used as names, as long as I like the word of course.